Safety pin holder



Oct. 14, 1952 R. F. KENNEY SAFETY PIN HOLDER Filed April 14, 1951 Rqberl? F. Kenneg BI v Gitorneg Patented Oct. 14, 952

Y UNITED STATES PATENT oFFICE SAFETY PIN HOLDER Robert Francis Kenney, Gardner, Mass.

Application April 14,1951, Serial No. 221,054 3 Claims. (Cl. 211--1U6) 1 This invention relates to a holder for safety i There are many-problems'involved in the requirement of the average household that a supply of safety pins be kept on hand, yet stored safely. The safety pins become scattered and lost and present a danger to children who may pick It is ordinarily desired that these pins be held in a supply near a bathinette or in the kitchen or bedroom where a child is being bathedior dressed.

They should, ofcourse, be so conveniently displayed and arranged that they may be readily picked up one at a time without disturbing the other pins in the supply. I

It is theprimary object of this invention to provide a device which will hold a supply of safety pins in an easily removed condition and yet will normally secure them against accidental loss and hold them particularly in a closed and safe condition. j

Another object is to provide a safety pin holder capable of beingsecured to a wall or other support which will hold a considerable supply of safety pins of different sizes .as required and which provides for ready loading and removal of the pins.

A further object is to provide a simple and economically constructed device of this general type which may carry several sizes of safety pins in a separated relationship and provide for their The metal bar flanged member or angle iron having an upright I portion [8 provided with holes I9 arranged for them up, especially if left in an opened condition.

separate removal. Other objects will be madejapparentin the following disclosure.

Referring to the drawings illustrating one embodiment of this invention:

Fig. 1 is a substantially full size perspective view of the safety pin holder;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, partly section, and shown as applied to a wall; and

' Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional detail taken on the line3-3 of Fig. 2.

safety pins l2 may be mounted. Each wire II] is carried on a central depending vertical post [4 and arranged to lockingly engage a horizontalsupporting bar 16 which holds the safety pins on the "wire andgprevents their accidental removal; Ifi'is shown as an L-shaped the insertion of nails or screws 20 by which-the device is secured to a wall or other support 2 l.

Each of the wires l0, whichis made of a flexible but stifiiy resilient metal, is U-shaped and secured centrally intermediate its ends to the post M at a'point well below the horizontal flange It. The two upper ends 22 of each wire are preferably inturned towards the vertical flange 18, but spaced therefrom, so as to mini? mize any danger to the user of the device. Asillustrated, each wire engages the bar flange 16 well below the inturned end and withina slot or notch 24 in the flange. The wire is so shaped that, because of its resiliency, it fits snugly against the inner end of the slot 24, so that the safety pin mounted on the wire will not escape except when the wire is forcibly bent outwardly from .that slotted portion of the flange. The bar I6 and slot, therefore, form a support and locking cylindrical hole 26 in the post M of a size within which the wire fits. The wire, after. being inserted in that hole, is bent downwardly to 'hug' against the sides of the post, and a suitably shaped metal sleeve 28 is clamped over thebentdown portions of the wire and is soldered in place by, a silver or other suitable solder. Just below the sleeve 28 each free end of the wire turns outwardly, backwardly and then upwardly in an extended loop so shaped that the outer portions engaged in the slot 24. The resiliency of the wire.

thus bent holds it firmly in the slot.

The slot 24 is preferably made wide enough so that a safety pin may be threaded onto the top of the wire around theinturned end 22 and down through the slot 24 without requiring that the wire be bent out of the slot. That is, the slot may be as large as the lateral dimensions of the safety .pin, so that the'wire 10 needs to be bent forward only enough to let the pin wireslip between the substantially I of shape.

slot wall 24 and the carrier wire III. The slots 24 may have diiferent widths and depths, so that they will fit safety pins of different sizes. For example, the inner wire Il] may ride in a comparatively small slot 24 which is just large enough to take a small safety pin, and the outer wire may rest in a wire slot which will permit a larger safety pin to be inserted into place without requiring that the wire be sprung out of the slot. However, in"either case, the wire is held tightly against the back of the slot by its resiliency so that the safety pins cannot escape, even if the device is not suspended in the manner illustrated.

The post I4 is preferably provided with a head 7 30 which is so arranged that the post may be mounted in a hole in the flange l 6 and the parts soldered in place to form a rigid structure. The

drawing shows two wires H] secured to the post l4, one spaced well above the other, so'that the pins on the upper wire will hang free from interference with those on the lower wire. The loops of the wires II] are of such sizes and shapes that the free ends of the wires "ID are substantially parallel with one another, but with the upper wire inside of and well spaced from the outer wire, as illustrated. These two wires form loops which are symmetrical but of difierent sizes.

Since it is desirable that the wire it) does not touch any wall surface on which it is supported, the horizontal flange I6 is preferably tilted up through a slight angle, such as 2?,and this tilts the post I4. slightly forward and thus leaves the two rearwardly bent loops of the Wires out of contact with the wall 2|, as shown in Fig. 2. Also, the free ends of the wires I0 project far enough'above the flange It so that the weight of the safety pins loaded thereon will not bend the wires down enough to permit the pins to escape. The inturned end 22 of each wire would engage the flange and prevent such accidental escape of the pins. It will be appreciated that this device may be left transportable and not secured to a wall, in which case the housewife may place it in her work basket, or as desired' The resilient wires are materially smaller than the spring loop of the safety pin so that the latter may be threaded on the wire and cannot escape, even if the safety pins should become unhooked. Various materials may. be employed for this construction, but it is desirable that the wires It be made of a strong and preferably resilient steel wire so that the parts will not readily bend out A 22gauge steel music wire having a diameter of 0.049 has been found suitable for the purpose. The post [4 may be of any suitable material, such asjawire of about 1%-" in diameter and which is heavy enough to hold the wires 10 firmly positioned at its central and lower supavailable for use, and especially where the device has been initially mounted on the wall or the side of the bathinette or other piece of furniture. The carrier wires are su-fiiciently strong and have enough resiliency to make it difiicult for a small child to remove the safety pins, and yet they may be obtained as'needed. Many other advantages will be readily apparent. It will also be appreciated that various modifications may be made in this construction within; the scope of this invention. Hence theabove disclosure is to be interpreted as describing a preferred embodiment of the invention and not as imposing limitations on the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A safety pin holder comprising a horizontal bar adapted to be .secured on a fixed support, a

7 post secured to the bar and depending therefrom, a resilient wire secured to the post intermediate the wire ends [and at a point remote from the bar, the wire being bent into a loop at each side of the post and having two freein turned ends resiliently engaging the bar, said bar having slots in which the free wire ends nor-. mally rest and are thereby positioned.

2. A safety pin holder having a horizontal bar, a depending post centrally mounted on the bar, said post having a hole therethrough remote from the bar, a resilient wire mounted centrally within the hole and rigidly secured to. the. post, said wire having two free ends at opposite sides of the post bent outwardly .and upwardly from the post and into engagement with the bar, the bar having spaced slots in which .the free ends of the Wire are resiliently secured, each slotbe inglarge enough to permitla safety pinto be mounted on the wire without removing the wire completely from the slot. v l 1 3. A device according to. claim 2 comprising, two wires mounted on the post which are spaced from one another and have substantially parallel ends angaging slots in the cross bar at spaced points, thereby forming four spaced symmetrical loops carried on the post which may separately support four sets of safety pins.

ROBERT FRANCIS KENNEY.

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